Puritan Spirituality

by J. Stephen Yuille

Book Overview

Without minimizing the validity of the social, political, and ecclesiastical approaches to this field of study, Yuille affirms that the essence of Puritanism is found in its spirituality. He demonstrates this by turning to a relatively unknown Puritan, George Swinnock (1627-1673). At the root of Swinnock's spirituality was his concept of fear of God as the proper ordering of the soul's faculties after the image of God. This concept is pivotal to Swinnock's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556358679
• ISBN13: 9781556358678
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"